India trounced Wales 4-1 in their opening match of the Sudirman Cup World team badminton championship at the Capital Gymanasium in Beijing [Images] on Tuesday.

Anup Sridhar defeated P Le Tocq 15-4, 15-4 in the men's singles before Trupti Murgunde doubled the lead with a 11-9, 11-0 win over H Johnson in the women's singles.

V Diju and Jwala Gutta then combined in the mixed doubles and overcame initial resistance to defeat P Le Tocq and Sullivan 15-5, 15-7 to seal the issue.

M Hughes and M Lewis gave Wales something to cheer about when they defeated Sanave Thomas and Rupesh Kumar 15-5, 4-15, 15-9 in 56 minutes.

In the final match, the women's doubles, Jwala Gutta and Shruti Kurian easily defeated H Johnson and Ashworth 15-6, 15-2 in 25 minutes to round off a satisfying day for India.

Commenting on the matches, coach Hadi Sugiyanto said he was happy with the performance of the team and looked forward to tomorrow's match against the United States.

"My boys and girls are in excellent spirits and we will do our best," the Indonesian said.

"All the team members are fully fit and confident. We have a good chance to win the next match as well," he said.

India, without the services of key woman player Aparna Popat, are in Group 3B alongwith Wales, the USA and Scotland.

The best-placed team in the group after the league stage will take on the top team in Group 3A in the knockout, the winner being promoted to Group 2 in the next year's edition.

China, Indonesia and Korea are the favourites for the championship proper.